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Artist spotlight: Today we feature works from “Maya Lin: A Study of Water,” a 2022 solo exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. 🌊

“You can’t travel around, go to work, go to school without crossing a body of water or driving beside one,” said Truly Matthews, Assistant Director of Educator and Engagement at the Virginia MOCA. “We hope that this exhibition will allow visitors to think a little bit about how they interact with water in their daily lives. How much water do they use? What if they didn’t have clean water? What if they had too much water?”

This exhibition centers on a newly created site-responsive sculptural piece, Marble Chesapeake & Delaware Bay (2022), a breathtaking configuration of glass marbles that map these waterways onto the walls and floor of the gallery. This new piece anchors a selection of additional sculptural representations of water in various media, including riverways made of steel pins, icebergs made of plaster, water droplets made of glass, and waves made of spruce, pine, and fir.

Source: https://virginiamoca.org/exhibition/maya-lin-a-study-of-water/

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‘Duality’ by Miranda Morian.

Medium: Watercolor and acrylic gouache. 9 x 12 inches.

Thank you Miranda for wonderfully capturing the duality and contrasting realities of water access. On one side, the calm assurance of a reliable system; on the on the other, a fractured glass symbolizing the insecurity and lack of safety in accessing clean drinking water. A powerful visual echoing the disparities that persist in our world.

Miranda Morian is a senior in Visual Communication Design at Kent State University and an illustrator experienced in both digital and traditional mediums. Miranda’s main interest is in two-dimensional character design and illustration.